Movie Reviews, Digital HD Reviews, and Television Reviews

Here at FlickDirect, our goal is to provide up-to-date reviews on theatrical, home entertainment, and television series. Check out the critical reviews off upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics Tomatometer-Approved Critic, Allison Rose.

Late Night

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/20/2019 11:50 AM EDT
There are numerous late night talks shows out there and each one vies for viewers in the "ratings" wars. We see an engaging and enthusiastic host talking to the audience, home viewers and guests all in an effort to try to win our loyalty. However, we usually don't know what goes on behind the scenes and how hard a team of writ... Read More

Wild Rose

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/19/2019 3:09 PM EDT
So many young people have dreams and aspirations of becoming stars. Some of them hope to be actors, some rappers and some country music singers. Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley; Beast) is one of the latter. She is an anomaly living in her small town in Scotland dreaming of moving to Nashville to make it big. Her chances are probab... Read More

The Kid

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/19/2019 10:04 AM EDT
The story of Billy the Kid is legendary. He was notorious for gambling cattle rustling and murder. He is the subject of numerous books and movies - some are pretty factual while others are mostly fictitious with a few details thrown in for accuracy. The latest in a long line of films called The Kid falls into the latter category.&... Read More

Toy Story 4

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/18/2019 11:12 AM EDT
"You've got a friend in me"… since 1995 those words have been synonymous with the Disney animated movie Toy Story and Woody (Tom Hanks; Cast Away) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen; Home Improvement). Over the next fifteen years, we were treated to two more films in the franchise that followed the adventures of Andy's toys as the... Read More

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

(Joey R Mannon) 6/14/2019 11:30 AM EDT
If The Last Black Man in San Fransisco is any indication of the potential inherent in newcomers Joe Talbot (Director) and Jimmie Fails (Protagonist), then there is certainly much to anticipate down the road from these two. The film is so endearing, the story so engaging and the acting so skillful that it could present as a tough act to follow. ... Read More

Shaft

(Joey R Mannon) 6/13/2019 11:50 AM EDT
A son-meets-father story producing a laugh-a-minute, Shaft delivers exactly what audiences come to see. The plot is simple, the premise is familiar, and the laughs from predictable yet impeccably-timed tag lines are abundant. This latest edition of the Shaft franchise, nineteen years after the previous release, finds the "black James Bond"... Read More

Men in Black: International

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/12/2019 2:58 PM EDT
Do you believe aliens live amongst us here on earth,…hiding in plain sight? Are you one of those individuals who is fascinated by conspiracy theories? Do you think our government is hiding secret agencies who go around "erasing" the evidence of aliens? Well, then you know the premise of the MIB movie franchise that bega... Read More

Lost In Space

(Maureen Buccellato) 6/11/2019 4:59 PM EDT
Lost In Space" originally debuted in 1965 and lasted for three seasons on CBS. It followed the story of a family of space colonists as they learned to navigate the challenges of living in outer space. In 2018, Legendary Television brought the series back to life with Netflix streaming it to the masses. The show's concept is the same but wi... Read More

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/11/2019 9:33 AM EDT
It all began eleven years earlier on September 11, 2001, with the attack on United States soil that saw the deaths of over 3,000 people. Then five weeks later Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured and killed near Sirte, which leads to years of unrest in the Arab state. Warring rebel groups fought for control of the ... Read More

Captain Marvel

(Nathan M Rose) 6/10/2019 2:33 PM EDT
It took over a decade, but Marvel has released its first female-driven superhero film, Captain Marvel, to audiences around the world this March, a month before their climactic conclusion of the final first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Captain Marvel takes place in the 1990s, and follows the story of Carol Danvers (Brie Lars... Read More